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THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE – RALG

TAHOSSA ROMBO DISTRICT EXAMINATION SYNDICATE

FORM FOUR MOCK EXAMINATION

012 HISTORY

TIME: 3:00 Hours August, 2023

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions in section C.
3. Section A carries 16 marks, Section B carries 54 marks and Section C carries 30 marks.
4. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
5. Write your examination number on every page of your answer sheet given.

FOR ASSESSOR’S ONLY

SCORE
QUESTION NUMBER MARKER’S INITIALS

10

11

TOTAL

CHEKER’S INITIALS

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SECTION A (16MARKS)
Answer all questions
1. For each of the items (i-x), choose the most correct answer from among the given alternatives and write
its letter in the answer sheets provided.
i. The leader of Chimurenga uprising of 1896 and 1897 was
A. Mkwati and Kinjeketile
B. Kinjekitile and Lubengula
C. Maherero and Siginyimatish
D. BwanaHeri and Lobengula
E. Lobengula and Lomagundi

ii. The slave trade in East Africa increased in 19th C because of

A. Activities of humanitarian and missionaries
B. Demand of gun and gunpowder
C. Coming of American
D. Opening of cloves and coconuts plantation in Zanzibar
E. Scramble for and partition of Africa

iii. The development of towns in African societies before the period of colonial rule occurred due to:
A. Settlement by various groups with similar language features
B. Cultivation of crops and hunting
C. Trade contacts
D. Hand craft industries
E. Discover of fire
iv. The law that demanded the Africans to carry a labour card “Kipande system “aimed at ensuring that
A. The European colony is exploited effectively
B. There is effective occupation of the colony
C. The African should be allowed to grow cash crops
D. The welfare of the Africans were taken care
E. The white farmers got a cheap supply of labour

v. An important reason for Ngoni’s victory in East Africa was due to the
A. Courage
B. Intelligence
C. Physical strength
D. Military tactics
E. Poor beliefs

vi. The scholars whose work are to study and understand the historical remains are referred as
A. Anthropology
B. Geologist
C. Archaeologist
D. Historians
E. Agriculturalist

vii. Which one of the following is famous local museums in Tanzania?

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A. Olduvai Gorge
B. Bagamoyo
C. Kilwa
D. Kondoa
E. Kalenga

viii. One of the following are the immediate causes of first world war
A. Franco Prussian war
B. First Moroccan crisis
C. Austria Hungary invasion over Bosnia
D. Formation of military alliances
E. Sarajevo assassination

ix. Which of the following colonial economic sector favored European and Asians in Africa during
colonial period?
A. Education, health, water, housing and road
B. Agriculture, mining, financial institutions, transport and commerce
C. Industries, communications, harbors and books
D. Agriculture schemes, labour, bureau and trade
E. Transportation, health, mining, electricity, and water service

x. Because of production, human being organized themselves in different systems in which one of
them was feudalism. This system was characterized by
A. Communal ownership of production.
B. Dependence on slave labour of production.
C. Exploitation of peasants in production.
D. Presence of pirates at sea.
E. Absence of social class in the society
2. Match the item in list A and that in list B by writing the letter of the correct response beside the item
number
LIST A LIST B
i. German military alliance A. 1896 -1897
ii. The Versailles peace treaty was signed B. Triple alliance
iii. An international organization which had much C. ILO
support on Tanganyika freedom fighting D. Delimitation treaty of 1886
iv. Chimurenga war E. 1948
v. Apartheid policy was made official policy in F. Triple entente
south Africa G. Anglo German treaty 1890
vi. The agreement involved British, German, the H. UNO
sultan of Zanzibar I. 1919 in France
J. 1587

SECTION B (54 Marks)

Answer all questions in this question
3. Mzee Nyandu is an old man aged of 89 years old; he always narrates the stories to his grandson about
the past events. Show three merits and three demerits of the method of obtaining information which is
used by Mzee Nyandu.

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4. Arrange the following historical events in chronological order by writing number 1 to 6 besides the item
number in the answer booklet provided.
i. The First World War changed the African history in colonization and made Tanganyika to be under
British control.
ii. Arabs were the first foreigners to interact and conduct trading activities for a very long period than
other foreigners.
iii. Germans were authorized to rule Tanganyika after the Berlin conference of the 1884/1885 headed by
Otto Von Bismarck.
iv. The Portuguese need to control East Africa though Indian ocean in the 15th century made the decline
of Arab rule.
v. Several challenges faced Portuguese including bad climatic conditions and lack of enough fund made
the end of Portuguese rule in the 17th Century.
vi. Tanganyika is among the east African countries that have passed on through different periods of
development from pre-colonial area to the period of colonialism.

5. The activities of Black Smith in pre-colonial Africa contributed much to bring socio economic and
political development to many of the African societies. How far is this statement true? Use six points.

6. In pre-colonial Africa, Yao, Kerewe and Makua were the societies that practiced crop cultivation, while
Maasai, Karamajong and Pokot were the pastoral societies. As a historian, give six reasons how their
activities changed the lives of human beings in Africa?

7. Draw a sketch map of Africa and locate the following historical related scenarios:
i. The country where Africa Union (A.U) headquarter is situated /located
ii. The country which suffered from apartheid policy
iii. The former French colony in which the 1994 genocide took place
iv. The country which was not colonized because it acted as the camp for returning slaves.

8. “Despite the efforts made by Africans to resist against the imposition of colonial rule, the resistance
failed.” In brief justify by six points

SECTION C (30 Marks)

Answer only two (2) questions
9. The non-exploitative mode of production in pre-colonial Africa was practiced by African according to
nature of the societies and their environments and to the great extent it was different from other modes
of productions”. How far is this statement true? Use six points.

10. Mr. Mgoma is a famous historian in Katarama ward; always he conducts the discourse with the group of
youth of the village. One day he explained various factors on the measures which were taken by the
African states to address the challenges hindering their countries. Suppose you are the one of the youth,
what six points you think Mr. Mgoma explained?

11. By 1950’s, many of the African states started to advocate decolonization though various forms which
ultimately led to the attainment of total independence. As a historian, give six conditions of the form that
was used by Tanganyika, Ghana and Uganda to gain independence.

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